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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  December 26, 2023 - Pulled from late dad’s cellar, this had accompanied him when he and my mom moved from Connecticut to Virginia in 2002. It was none the worse for wear. Still plenty of dark red fruit, and while the tannins had largely dropped away there was a firm acid backbone to keep things in line. Twenty-plus year old wines are always a bit of a crapshoot, but this was a winner, and stronger than a 1996 Cinq Cepages I opened earlier in 2023.

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• Nelsongwinn wrote: 92 points

  March 16, 2022 - Cherry with nice deep color. Leather nose, truffle and smoke. Mushroom with a fair amount of tannin.

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• jcoemd Likes this wine: 94 points

  May 30, 2021 - 4.75 Stars - I purchased this wine in the late 90s. It was kept in an offsite location for over two decades with perfect temperature control. I was afraid that this wine would be “over the hill“, but was pleasantly surprised as this wine had very subtle tannins and oak with preservation of dark fruit (black cherry and blackberry) notes with a slight earthiness reminiscent of classic Bordeaux blends. It paired very nicely with steak.

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• gfavarato wrote:

  December 31, 2020 - Still Alive and kicking. Great purity and pretty integrated. it beat the 96 drank side by side hands down. Drink Up

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• egraham wrote:

  May 2, 2020 - Too old

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Chateau St. Jean
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Cinq Cépages
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma County
• UPC Codes 089819003471, 089819056583

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• In Cellars 635 (55%)
• Consumed 516 (45%)

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